In
Vedic beliefs, Yamī is the
first woman, along with her twin brother,
Yama. The
Rig Veda, in the tenth
Mandala, contains a
hymn in which they sing to each other. They were children of
Surya, the
Sun god, in his form as Vivasvat, and his wife
Saranya's "shadow," Chayya. She is also known as
Yamuna. Another name of Yami is YāmīnĪ ,which means 'night' in
Sanskrit. She is often depicted black in colour, riding her
vahana,a tortoise.
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[Hindu] In the Vedic tradition, Yami is the mother of mankind. She is the daughter of the sun-god Surya and together with her twin brother Yama they form the first human pair. In Hinduism she is the mother goddess and daughter of Vivasvan. In Tibet, she is the goddess of death who rules of the female spirits of Naraka.
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